storcere
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *extorcere, ultimately from Latin torquēre. Doublet of estorcere, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɔr.t͡ʃe.re/
- Rhymes: -ɔrtʃere
- Hyphenation: stòr‧ce‧re
Verb
stòrcere (first-person singular present stòrco, first-person singular past historic stòrsi, past participle stòrto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to twist (a finger, nail, etc.)
- (transitive) to sprain, to dislocate (a foot, wrist, etc.)
- (transitive, figurative) to distort
Conjugation
Conjugation of stòrcere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)